MethLAB: A graphical user interface package for the analysis of array-based DNA methylation data

Epigenetics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 225-229

  Kilaru, Varun ^a   Barfield, Richard T ^b   Schroeder, James W ^b   Smith, Alicia K ^a,b   Conneely, Karen N ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Genome wide; Infinium 450K array; Microarrays; Software

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; PHENOTYPE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 84863291989     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.7.3.19284     Document Type: Article

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